The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-13
FOoLIsa, AS USUAL.

self down an ass, all you have to do
is to induce him to write an article about
the Mormons. If he does not succeed in
displaying woeful ignorance of the sub
ject it will be because he b'unders into
writing something he didn't intend to
say.
Here comes along the usually well-in
formed st. Louis Globe Democrat with a
column editorial on the wonderful
things the Edmunds-Tucker bill is going
to perform in the way of revolutionizing
and reforming" this Territory. It
begins by saying: 1.-The enactment of
the anti-polygsmy law will undoubtedly
mark the dawn of a bright future for
Utah. The Mormon incubus has
hitherto acted as a dead weight on the
progress of the Territory, and psrslyzed
every attempt to adequately develop
the resources of that REGION" and con-
cludes with the announcement that the
law will make it certain also that i'm
migration and capital which will flow
thither, now that the grip of the
Mormon hierarchy has been broken
will impel Utah onward in material
greatness in the next few years to an
extent never approached in any equal
period Of its previous history" The
remainder of the article is devoted to
showing of our agricultural and
mineral resources, property valuation,
ETC., in which it is stated that Utah's
greatest element of material wealth is
its minerals, those being set down as
gold, silver, iron, coal, building stone.
coke, copper, lead, salt and slate.
The statement of the Territory's
re sources is correct enough; but in
what manner the new law sis to affect
them, or bring greater prosperity to
Utah, the Globe-Democr0t fails to re-
mark. 1t is evident the editor has not
read the previous congressional laws
applicable to this Territory, or has not
read the one recently passed which
inspires in him so much hope and
leads him into making such wild pre-
dictions. If he had read the laws he
would have learned that the Edmunds-
Tucker act is devoted almost entirely
TO re-enacting the provisions of the
Edmunds act of 1882, to annulling void
and long since obsolete laws of the
Territory of Utah, and to unimportant
matters which will in no manner affect
matters here for better or worse. Prob
ably the editor had in his mind the
Tucker bill, but fortunately that imam
Gus measure was strangled, and COIL
paratively Insignificant bill substituted.
But, suppose the power of the Nor
mon Church were broken" and the
minority were to assume control, will
the Globe Democrat say how or why
that should mark the dawn of bright
future for Utah ?" or why Utah would
be impelled onward in material great
ness2" No amount of legislation ~
Congress will increase the material re-
sources of the Territory, and the crush
ing the Mormon Church out of exist
enee and plotting it from memory will
not broaden the mineral veins. Recog
MIXING the factlthst large element of
wealth lies in the minerals, the control
ing power (the Mormons) have dealt
mare generously with that industry
than any other State or Territory in the
Union If during the past fifteen wears
any mine-owner or mill-oHner has fell
himself hampered or oppressed in his
business by the laws of this Territory or
their administration, he has failed to
state his complaint. Instead of the
Mormon predominance being an
element of danger to the mining
industry, We have reason to believe both
from written evidence in our possession
and the frank statements of managers.
superintendents and foremen of mines.
that the Mormons are regarded as a
pEotection to the industry, and an
element of strength and good order.
VIII anybody mention when and where
a dollar of capital was turned away
from this Territory on account Of the
Mormon domination? Capital has been
kept out, but not by fear
OF the Mormons, because there
has existed no such fear
Ask any Of the intelligent GentiIes
whose possessions here represent thous-
auds and even millions of dollars, if
they feel.any alarm Tor their investment.
by reason of the presence of Mormons
AL will say that they have found the
Mormons honest, faithful, industrious
and giVsn ID Winding their own bus;-
ness. All will tell you that they have
no trouble with Mormons and are never
disturbed OF alarmed by their presence
IN such numbers.
When people talk about the Nor
mons reIarding the development and